There is nothing I hate more than having to throw out food. I have a dog that is basically a walking garbage disposal for that reason. Today I had to throw out the Baby Arugula I bought at WalMart because it had a best by date of May 5th. I bought it the same day my husband bought Spring Mix for Rocky so we had too much food for him. I did not want to give the Baby Arugula to Charity, the walking garbage disposal, or Rocky anymore once it started to get mushy in the bottom of the plastic container. When my darling husband went out today for last minute ingredients for dinner I told him to pick up some Baby Kale for Rocky but alas the store was out of Baby Kale so Husband picked up more Baby Arugula for Rocky. I would have given Rocky some more tonight, I did feed him yesterday morning, but I forgot to reset my alarm to get up for work and nearly overslept as it was and was running late.
The fact that I hate throwing out food is one of the reasons why I wanted to garden for Rocky. I know that vegetables and greens do not last that long in the fridge. With the garden I can just harvest fresh every feeding. The other reasons I wanted to garden for Rockys food was it would be cheaper in the long run and put us another step towards self-sustainability. Not to mention it gives me many more additional blog topics.
With the snow tonight, I am glad we have not moved all the containers of plants outside yet. Yes, Snow in May. Either Mab’s mad or Persephone must have been missing her Hades. That was my big gardening plan for the winter months, container gardening. I have clover, basil, cilantro, and even a grape vine started. Hopefully the Rosebush will survive this brief dusting of snow. The dandelions should be fine.
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